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Three Mentors Every Entrepreneur Needs
Successful entrepreneurs know the importance of surrounding themselves with a great team, not just the form of their paid employees, but on their company’s board of directors and in less formal mentorships... Read »
The Unheralded Startup Co-Founders: Friends and Family
The story of the entrepreneur is an almost mythological one in American society. Jobs, Zuckerberg and Gates are rightly revered by many because of their ingenuity, tenacity, and ability to succeed despite the... Read »
How to Choose the Right Cofounder For Your Startup
Business partnerships are pseudo-marriages, and finding a cofounder who complements you can be as grueling as dating. However, the relationship between partners can be the deciding factor in a startup’s success.... Read »
Go to There: Must-Attend Pitching Events for Chicagoland Entrepreneurs (Part Two)
Thanks to TV, it seems that pitching investors for funding or for a chance to win prize money to launch or boost startups has become more and more mainstream, and desirable. If you are looking for a chance to... Read »
Go to There: Must-Attend Pitching Events for Chicagoland Entrepreneurs (Part One)
Thanks to TV, it seems that pitching investors for funding or for a chance to win prize money to launch or boost startups has become more and more mainstream, and desirable. If you are looking for a chance to... Read »
Why DIY PR for Your Business Makes Sense
As an entrepreneur, the most precious commodity you have is time. There never seems to be enough of it for you to fill every role you play every day. It's enough just to be CEO, accounts receivable/payable,... Read »
Why It’s Legal to Fire a Worker Looking for a New Job
That is, if they’re using office equipment to look for another job on company time. I mean, it happens a lot, though I haven’t heard of people getting fired all that often for something like this. But it... Read »
How to Optimize for the App Store
This one comes from Gamasutra, the games-industry-focused site, but it still has plenty of relevance to entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to make apps. There are plenty of legitimate complaints to be made... Read »
Why Your Marketing Needs Images
This is another referral post, just so you know, so there won’t be a ton of insight added here. I stumbled upon a post called “Why Images Matter to Your Content Marketing” over on networksolutions.com, so... Read »
How to be an Award-Winning CIO
On May 16, I received the award for the 2013 CIO of the Year by The Executives’ Club of Chicago, AITP and SIM. This is a great honor considering the competition from several CIOs of Fortune 100 companies in the... Read »
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Spotlight: Guaranteed Rate
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CEO Spotlight: Enova's David Fisher
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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871
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Spring Clean Your Career
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Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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Ask an Owner: Keep an Eye on the Money
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Ask an Owner: Have a Clear Branding, Marketing Strategy
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Ask an Owner: Why You Need to Delegate Tasks
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Ask An Owner: The Biggest Lesson Learned
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Ask an Owner: Share Your Idea
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Just One Drink: Chef Stephanie Izard
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Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners
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Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush
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CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell
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CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja
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Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka
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Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...
Fashion
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Marketing
Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.
Food Business
Experts say 90 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year of operation. You want to be the 10 percent that makes it. But how?
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